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The 27 pages that link to Mammalian middle ear, each with the reason it gives.

• Evolution of mammalsBroader topic: Its bones evolved from elements of the ancestral jaw apparatus.

• TherapsidaBroader topic: Bones that once formed the therapsid jaw joint became two of these ear bones.

• Auditory systemBroader topic: Its bones amplify and transfer eardrum motion toward the cochlea.

• Otitis mediaBroader topic: This is the anatomical space where otitis media develops.

• SynapsidaBroader topic: Two bones of the ancestral synapsid jaw became middle-ear ossicles in mammals.

• EarBroader topic: Its bones amplify and transfer eardrum vibrations toward the fluid-filled inner ear.

• Perforated eardrumBroader topic: The perforation opens directly into this space.